Necktie



ug. 25, 1942. A. F. vSNYDER x-:TAL

NEGKTIE Original Filed Feb. 27, 11940 Patented Aug. 25, 1942 NECKTIE Albert F. Snyder, Troy, and Morris Solomon, Al-

bany, N. Y., assignors to Cluett, Peabody & Co.,

Ine., Troy, N. Y.,

a corporation of New York Original application February 27, 1940, Serial No.

321,005. Divided and this application February 13, 1941, Serial No. 378,729

4 Claims.

This invention relates to an improvement in a necktie of the four-in-hand vtype and more particularly to a necktie of that type so constructed that, when tied, it will have that draped effect which provides an artistic appearance exhibiting to the fullest extent the lustre and pattern of fine textile fabric through accentuation of contrasts of light and shade, and the present application is a, division of our copending application Serial No. 321,005, filed February 27, 1940. One desired draped effect is that in which the lateral margins of the tie, just below the knot, form forwardly convex ridges disposed at opposite sides of a longitudinal tear-shaped concavity central of the width of the tie, such concavity being commonly referred to as a dimplef In tying a necktie so as to make certain the production of such a dimple, the wearer proceeds as follows, first, the Wide end of the tie is carried over and under the narrow end, passed up between the transverse portion of the tie material and the front of the collar, and then down through the loop formed by its first crossing of the narrow end portion. Second, to insure the formation of the dimple, the margins of the wider end, immediately below the partially7 formed knot, are seized by the thumb, forenger and middle finger so that the tip of the foreiinger forms a central depression and marginal folds are formed between the thumb and forenger, and the forefinger and the middle finger, respectively, and third, while thus holding the material of the tie, the knot is tightened to the desired degree.

The procedure just outlined involves some considerable care on the part of the person who is tying the tie, even if he be informed as to the proper procedure, which is probably true of but a small percentage of the persons who wear such ties. Even though the above procedure be followed, the desired results are not always produced, since the material of some ties does not seem readily to assume the dimpled appearance; and moreover even if properly tied initially, the tie may gradually lose its dimpled appearance due to slippage of the knot or to the relative movements of the tie and the outer garments of the wearer.

Various proposals have heretofore been made whereby, without the exercise of especial care on the part of the wearer, the above desired draped eiect may be obtained. These proposals may be for convenience divided into two groups. The rst group calls for the employment of accessories such as suitably Shaped plates. bands,

rings or the like which are inserted in and concealed by the knot and which due to their formation or their action upon the tie insure the provision of this draped effect. The second group calls for changes in the construction of the necktie itself, e. g., sewing together of the portion which produces the dimple, or increasing the thickness or stiffness of .the lining at the marginal edges thereof and thus promoting the formation of the forwardly convex ridges at opposite sides of the dimple, having a main lining and a reinforcing lining.

The present invention falls in the second group and has as its primary object the provision of a necktie in which the main lining is provided in the portion behind the longitudinal center of the dimple with a slot and the reinforcing lining is provided with preset longitudinally extending creases, one of which creases is at the longitudinal center of the dimple in register with the slot in the main lining, so that as the necktie is being tied the main lining will, by the action of the crease in the reinforcing lining, be caused to separate at the base of the dimple, thus facilitating its initial formation, and, when the knot has been tied, insuring the retention of the dimple in the tie. Since it is desirable in the trade that the necktie, when displayed in a store as on a rack, appears to the prospective purchaser to be a tie of the usual construction, the slot in the main lining at the portion so treated is preferably non-continuous so that the walls normally abut and the existence of the slot is not apparent.

A necktie embodying this invention is shown in the accompanying drawing in which Fig. 1 illustrates in plan view such a necktie fully extended with portions broken away to expose the linings;

Fig. 2 illustrates the knot of that necktie tied with the desired draped effect;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross section taken along the section line 3-3'in Fig. 1;- and Figs. 4 and 5 are perspective views of the lining of said necktie at the knot-forming portion of the necktie, Fig. 4 showing both main and reinforcing linings and Fig. 5 showing the main lining alone.

The necktie shown in the drawing is of the usual external appearance having a wide or exposed end portion I0, a narrow end portion l l and a neckband portion l2. The tie includes a main lining I5 between the front and rear plies of the tie fabric. In that portion of the tie at which the knot should be tied the main lining I5 is provided with a lslot I6 and associated with that slot is provided a reinforcing lining I'I which covers the slotted portion, as indicated in Fig. 1. When the tie is flat, asin Fig. l, the edges of the slot I6 abut, closing the slot so that its presence will not be evident. The slot I6 thus provides a weakened portion in the main lining along the line midway between the side edges and is preferably non-continuous to facilitate its closing when the necktie is not knotted.

The reinforcing lining II is preferably, .as shown in the drawing (Fig. 3), between the main lining I5 and the front wall of the necktie fabric and which is secured at the side edges to the main lining I5. It is wider than the main lining and is given definite preset longitudinally extending creases I8, I9 and 2B. The crease I8 is at the mid-center line of the necktie and the creases I9 and 20 are half-way between the crease I8 and side edges of the lining. rIhe creases are so set that the crease I8 is in register with the slot I6. When the necktie is knotted a dimple 25 below the knot 26 is formed, as is shown in Fig. 2, by the separation of the walls of the slot I6. The preset creases I8, I9 and 20 also assist in vthe formation of the dimple when the necktie is knotted; the crease I8 obviously Inoving away from Vthe front of the necktie and the creases I9 and 20 moving toward the front thereof.

The essence of this invention is the provision in the main lining of a necktie at the knot-forming portion of the tie, of a slot, and the reinforcing lining having preset creases therein, said slot and creases acting so that the formation of a dimple below the knot is insured, and Vwhile one way of attaining this result has been disclosed, it will be understood that the invention is not limited thereto since other ways might be employed without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the annexed claims.

We claim:

Y1. A necktie of the four-in-hand type so constructed that when kotted a dimple is formed below the knot and midway between the side edges of the necktie, said necktie having a main lining and a reinforcing lining, said `main lining having "a slot along the line midway between the side edges of the necktie, the Vwalls of which slot abut when the necktie is Afiat so that the presence ofthe slot is not then apparent, and said reinforcing lining having a preset crease along such line toward the main lining and in register with said slot whereby the walls of the slot are separated when the necktie is knotted.

2. A necktie of the four-in-hand type so constructed that when kotted a dimple is formed below the knot and midway between the side edges of the necktie, said necktie having a main lining and a reinforcing lining, said main lining having a slot along the line midway between the side edges of the necktie, the walls of which slot abut when the necktie is fiat so that the presence of the slot is not then apparent, and said reinforcing lininghaving a preset crease along such line toward the main lining and in register with said slot whereby the walls of the slot are separated when the necktie is knotted, and preset creases away from the rnain lining and midway between the rst-named crease and the side edges of the reinforcing lining.

3. A necktie of the four-in-hand type so constructed that when knotted a dimple is formed below the knot and midway between the side edges of the necktie, said necktie having a main lining and a reinforcing lining, said main lining having a non-continuous slot along the line midway between the side edges of the necktie, the walls of which slot abut when the necktie is fiat so that the presence of the slot is not then apparent, and said reinforcing lining being between the main lining and the front wall of the necktie fabric and having a preset crease along such line toward the main lining, which crease is in contact with said main lining and in register with said slot whereby the walls of the slot are separated when the necktie is knotted.

4. A `necktie of the four-in-hand type so constructed that when knotted a dimple is formed below the knot and midway between the side edges of the necktie, said necktie having a main lining and a reinforcing lining, said main lining having a non-continuous slot along the line midway between the side edges of the necktie, the walls of which slot abut when the necktie is fiat so that the presence of the slot is not then apparent, and said reinforcing lining being between the main lining andthe front wall of the necktie fabric and having a preset crease along such line toward the main lining, which crease is in contact with said main lining and in register -with vsaid Aslot whereby the walls of the slot are separated when the necktie is knotted, and preset creases away from the main lining and toward and in contact with the front wall of the necktie fabric.

ALBERT F. SNYDER. MORRIS SOLOMON. 

